NEWMAC Field Hockey Playoff Scenarios

Current standings:
Babson (7-0)
MIT (6-1)
Smith (5-2)
Wellesley (5-3)
Mount Holyoke (4-3)
Springfield (2-5)
Wheaton (2-5)
WPI (1-6)
Clark (0-7)

Tournament format:
Top 6 make the tournament.
In the first round, the Top 2 get a bye while 3 hosts 6 and 4 hosts 5.
The semifinals and final are hosted by the #1 seed.

Clinching a top four seeding doesn't necessarily guarantee a home game (the #2 seed doesn't host a game), but it does guarantee that if the team has to play in the first round, at least that game will be at home.

BABSON
has already clinched:
a playoff spot, a top four seeding, and a first round bye
can still clinch:
host site for semifinals and final

Babson can clinch being the host site with:
a win

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MIT
has already clinched:
a playoff spot and a top four seeding
can still clinch:
a first round bye and being the host site

MIT can clinch a first round bye with:
Smith loss

MIT can clinch a first round bye AND being the host site with:
a win

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SMITH
has already clinched:
a playoff spot and a top four seeding*
can still clinch:
a first round bye

Smith can clinch a first round bye with:
Smith win + MIT loss

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WELLESLEY
has already clinched:
a playoff spot and a top four seeding*
and can clinch nothing more.

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MOUNT HOLYOKE
has already clinched:
a playoff spot
and can clinch nothing more*

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SPRINGFIELD
has clinched nothing
but can still clinch:
a playoff spot

Springfield can clinch a playoff spot with:
1) a win OR
2) winning the random draw in the three-way tie**

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WHEATON
has clinched nothing
but can still clinch:
a playoff spot

Wheaton can clinch a playoff spot with:
1) Wheaton win + Springfield loss OR
2) winning the random draw in the three-way tie**

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WPI
has clinched nothing
but can still clinch:
a playoff spot

WPI can clinch a playoff spot by winning the game and then winning the random draw**

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CLARK has been eliminated.
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*Note on the potential three-way tiebreak among Smith, Wellesley, and Mount Holyoke:
The first tiebreaking step is head-to-head, but they're 1-1 against each other: Smith beat Wellesley, Wellesley beat Mount Holyoke, and Mount Holyoke beat Smith.
The next tiebreaking step is to compare the teams' head-to-head results against other teams in the conference, starting at the top and going down. The top 2 will be Babson and MIT in some order, but that order doesn't matter because all 3 lost to Babson. Against MIT, Smith won while the other two teams lost. Therefore, Smith wins the tiebreak. To settle the remaining two teams in the tiebreak for 4th and 5th, it goes back to regular head-to-head, and Wellesley beat Mount Holyoke, so Wellesley gets 4th seed and Mount Holyoke 5th.

**Note on the potential three-way tiebreak among Springfield, Wheaton, and WPI:
If WPI beats Springfield and Wheaton loses, there will be a three-way tiebreak at 2-6.
The first tiebreaking step is head-to-head, but they're 1-1 against each other: WPI beat Springfield, Springfield beat Wheaton, and Wheaton beat WPI.
The next tiebreaking step is to compare the teams' head-to-head results against other teams in the conference, starting at the top and going down. All 3 teams lost to every team above them (Babson, MIT, Smith, Wellesley, Mount Holyoke), and all 3 teams beat Clark. This doesn't break the tie.
The next tiebreaking step is common opponents outside the conference. The only team that is common among Springfield, Wheaton, and WPI is Johnson and Wales. However, all 3 beat Johnson and Wales, so this doesn't break the tie.
The next tiebreaking step is a random draw.

Ranking Week 7, Week 8 NFL games

Week 7 by level of excitement
15. Buccaneers at 49ers
14. Bears at Packers
13. Raiders at Jaguars
12. Vikings at Eagles
11. Texans at Broncos
10. Browns at Bengals
9. Patriots at Steelers
8. Ravens at Jets
7. Saints at Chiefs
6. Colts at Titans
5. Giants/Rams
4. Bills at Dolphins
3. Redskins at Lions
2. Chargers at Falcons
1. Seahawks at Cardinals

Week 8 by level of interest
13. Jets at Browns (1:00)
12. Cardinals at Panthers (1:00)
11. Jaguars at Titans (Thursday)
10. Seahawks at Saints (1:00)
9. Chiefs at Colts (1:00)
8. Raiders at Buccaneers (1:00)
7. Vikings at Bears (Halloween)
6. Redskins at Bengals (9:30a)
5. Lions at Texans (1:00)
4. Chargers at Broncos (4:05)
3. Patriots at Bills (1:00)
America's Game of the Week: Packers at Falcons (4:25)
Game of the Week: Eagles at Cowboys (8:30)

Ranking Week 6, Week 7 NFL games

Week 6 by level of excitement
15. Jets at Cardinals
14. 49ers at Bills
13. Chiefs at Raiders
12. Bengals at Patriots
11. Steelers at Dolphins
10. Cowboys at Packers
9. Eagles at Redskins
8. Rams at Lions
7. Panthers at Saints
6. Browns at Titans
5. Jaguars at Bears
4. Falcons at Seahawks
3. Broncos at Chargers
2. Ravens at Giants
1. Colts at Texans

Week 7 by level of interest
15. Buccaneers at 49ers (4:05)
14. Colts at Titans (1:00)
13. Browns at Bengals (1:00)
12. Saints at Chiefs (1:00)
11. Bears at Packers (Thursday)
10. Ravens at Jets (1:00)
9. Raiders at Jaguars (1:00)
8. Redskins at Lions (1:00)
7. Bills at Dolphins (1:00)
6. Chargers at Falcons (4:05)
5. Seahawks at Cardinals (8:30)
4. Giants/Rams (9:30a)
3. Vikings at Eagles (1:00)
2. Texans at Broncos (Monday)
Game of the Week: Patriots at Steelers (4:25)

Ranking Week 5, Week 6 NFL games

Week 5 by level of excitement
14. Cardinals at 49ers
13. Texans at Vikings
12. Patriots at Browns
11. Jets at Steelers
10. Bengals at Cowboys
9. Titans at Dolphins
8. Falcons at Broncos
7. Bears at Colts
6. Giants at Packers
5. Bills at Rams
4. Chargers at Raiders
3. Eagles at Lions
2. Redskins at Ravens
1. Buccaneers at Panthers

Week 6 by level of interest
15. Browns at Titans
14. Jaguars at Bears
13. Panthers at Saints
12. Colts at Texans
11. Rams at Lions
10. Ravens at Giants
9. Jets at Cardinals
8. 49ers at Bills
7. Steelers at Dolphins
6. Chiefs at Raiders
5. Bengals at Patriots
4. Broncos at Chargers
3. Eagles at Redskins
America's Game of the Week: Falcons at Seahawks
America's Game of the Week: Cowboys at Packers

Ranking Week 4, Week 5 NFL games

Week 4 by level of excitement
15. Chiefs at Steelers
14. Dolphins at Bengals
13.  Broncos at Buccaneers
12. Giants at Vikings
11.  Bills at Patriots
10. Titans at Texans
9. Colts/Jaguars
8. Lions at Bears
7. Rams at Cardinals
6. Cowboys at 49ers
5. Seahawks at Jets
4. Browns at Redskins
3. Panthers at Falcons
2. Raiders at Ravens
1. Saints at Chargers

Week 5 by level of interest
14. Titans at Dolphins (1:00)
13. Bears at Colts (1:00)
12. Chargers at Raiders (4:25)
11. Jets at Steelers (1:00)
10. Eagles at Lions (1:00)
9. Patriots at Browns (1:00)
8. Bengals at Cowboys (4:25)
7. Giants at Packers (8:30)
6. Redskins at Ravens (1:00)
5. Texans at Vikings (1:00)
4. Bills at Rams (4:25)
3. Cardinals at 49ers (Thursday)
2. Buccaneers at Panthers (Monday)
Game of the Week: Falcons at Broncos (4:05)